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Arsenal Open New Deal Talks with Koscielny to Fend Off Interest from Chelsea and Manchester United

Arsenal Team News – Ozil To Start On The Bench Against Hull City; Gibbs To Miss Out

Manchester United's Phil Neville: I Can't Even Look at EPL table

Liverpool Hoping For Barcelona Transfer Ban To Be Uplifted To Bring Attacker To Anfield

Pulis And Bruce Are Contenders For Manager Of The Season Award: Wenger

Ronaldo: I’m Happy to Have Made Mistakes; Bale: Winning Goal is a “Dream Come True”

Liverpool Lining Up A Summer Move For Borrusia Dortmund Left Back

Latest Stories

Arsenal Open New Deal Talks with Koscielny to Fend Off Interest from Chelsea and Manchester United
Arsenal Team News – Ozil To Start On The Bench Against Hull City; Gibbs To Miss Out
La Liga – Is it now the Battle of Madrid?
Manchester United’s Phil Neville: I Can’t Even Look at EPL table
Norwich City v Liverpool – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction
Liverpool Hoping For Barcelona Transfer Ban To Be Uplifted To Bring Attacker To Anfield
Everton v Manchester United – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

Latest Transfers

Arsenal Open New Deal Talks with Koscielny to Fend Off Interest from Chelsea and Manchester United
Liverpool Hoping For Barcelona Transfer Ban To Be Uplifted To Bring Attacker To Anfield
Liverpool Lining Up A Summer Move For Borrusia Dortmund Left Back
FC Barcelona Ready To Sell Messi; Draws Interest From PSG And Real Madrid
Pochettino Expects Man United And Chelsea Target Luke Shaw To Remain With Saints
Arsenal on Alert as Bayern Munich and PSG Set Their Eyes on Koscielny
Schalke Chairman Insists Arsenal Target Will Stay At The Club
Valencia Keen To Retain Manchester United And Napoli Transfer Target Juan Bernat
Manchester United Considering Going Back in for Bilbao Midfielder Ander Herrera

English Premier League

Arsenal Open New Deal Talks with Koscielny to Fend Off Interest from Chelsea and Manchester United
Arsenal Team News – Ozil To Start On The Bench Against Hull City; Gibbs To Miss Out
Manchester United's Phil Neville: I Can't Even Look at EPL table
Norwich City v Liverpool – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

German Bundesliga

Liverpool Lining Up A Summer Move For Borrusia Dortmund Left Back
Arsenal on Alert as Bayern Munich and PSG Set Their Eyes on Koscielny

Italia Serie A

Juventus v Bologna - Team News, Tactics, Lineups And Prediction
AC Milan v Livorno - Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

Spanish La Liga

La Liga – Is it now the Battle of Madrid?
Liverpool Hoping For Barcelona Transfer Ban To Be Uplifted To Bring Attacker To Anfield

Match Center

Norwich City v Liverpool – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

Previews and Reports

Everton v Manchester United – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

Manchester United make the short trip to Merseyside to take on high flying Everton in their own backyard. We p[...]

Juventus v Bologna – Team News, Tactics, Lineups And Prediction

The Scudetto is within Juventus' reach. Next up is a Bologna side who are in a fight of their own and won't be[...]

AC Milan v Livorno – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

AC Milan take on Livorno at home looking to reach the top five. TheHardTackle analyzes the upcoming game with [...]

Hull City v Arsenal – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

Arsenal FC and Hull City meet at the KC Stadium with plenty to gain for both sides, in this preview to the FA [...]

Chelsea v Sunderland – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction

Chelsea FC host relegation contenders Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as they look to close down the[...]

Featured

Arsenal FC - Do The Gunners Need A Left Winger?

Opinions and Analysis

Henderson vs Lallana : Who Is The Best Young English Midfielder In The EPL Right Now?

TheHardTackle looks into in the life and times of the two young Englishmen - Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana - and give our verdict as to who is more derservi[...]

Liverpool’s Next Istanbul- How The Reds Could Line Up Against Norwich

Liverpool face Norwich next and would have to come back with three points as they're looking on lifting their first league title in 24 years. Here is how the Re[...]

FC Barcelona: End of an Era, Where Does the Club Go From Here?

FC Barcelona have lost the Champions League and probably La Liga in the span of a few days and are dealing with a lot of internal turmoil as well. Where does th[...]

Andrea Pirlo Considered Retirement After Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League Final Comeback

The Champions League final loss emotionally scarred the Italian midfielder.[...]

Andrea Pirlo: “I’d have crawled to Barcelona on all fours”

Andrea Pirlo talks about the night Guardiola tried to sign him for Barcelona[...]

Manchester United All-time XI Series: Denis Irwin (RB)

Continuing with our series of Manchester United All-time XI team, today's post centers around another Old Trafford legend, Denis Irwin.[...]

Chelsea FC: When Enough Is Not The Same It Was Before

Chelsea eked out a confidence-sapping win by the tiniest of margins against a 10-man Swansea, while Liverpool rolled out the big guns against Manchester City. [...]

Raheem Sterling’s Shift To No.10 Role Gives Him Edge For Brazil

Raheem Sterling should be no brainer for Hodgson as he finalizes his squad for Brazil as the Liverpool winger is showing his versatility by bossing the No.10 ro[...]

Article Of the Week

Thousand And Still Counting – Favorite 10 Stories Of Arsene Wenger

Here, we will list down the ten best stories of this Arsenal team under Arsene Wenger in these 18 years at the club.[...]

La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid Race Towards a Climactic Finish

Who will run away with the Spanish crown in this close race?[...]

Talking Game – Interviews

[Exclusive] Klaus Allofs On Wolfsburg’s Future Aspirations, Youth Setup And Ricardo Rodriguez

For the first time ever on The Talking Game we have a sporting director chatting with us about his club's aspirations, the future of a Swiss sensation, Germany'[...]

Classic Clashes

Leeds United 4-5 Liverpool : An Elland Road Epic (Classic Clashes)

Liverpool and Leeds United played out an epic match at Elland Road, two years before football was "invented" in 1992.[...]

Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers : The Matthews FA Cup Final (Classic Clashes)

The zenith of Sir Stanley Matthews' remarkable three and half decade long career came in 1953 FA Cup final for Blackpool. A match which is now simply known as t[...]

Relic – History

Santos 1962 : The story of Pele and his friends

TheHardTackle looks back at the team to have won the first treble of world football[...]

Before Ajax, Michels And Cruyff: The forgotten Feyenoord team of 1970

When one talks of Dutch football in the early 70's, many people unleash a sonnet, announcing the perfection and innovation and dominance of Ajax, Rinus Michels [...]

Rewind

Arsenal 2-2 Manchester United: A North London Classic [THT Rewind]

As Arsenal prepare to host Manchester United on Wednesday night THT takes a look back to the second meeting between the sides at The Emirates stadium.[...]

Chelsea 5-0 Manchester United: Blues Run Riot In An Incredible Afternoon At Stamford Bridge

TheHardTackle rewinds the clock back to October 1999, when Chelsea recorded one of the most famous victories over Manchester United in the Premier League[...]

Whiteboard – Tactics

Tactical Analysis: Manchester United Soaked Pressure, Bayern Dominate Flanks

We tactically analyse the clash between Manchester United and Bayern Munich as the Red Devils soak up pressure and Bayern dominate in the flanks.

Man United vs Bayern Tactics: Inverted Wingers, Pressing And Counter-attacks | UCL

Ahead of the quarter finals of the Champions League encounter between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, we provide a tactical analysis on how the match can be won or lost by either sides.

Indian Football

I-League 2013/14 U-23 Team Of The Season – Kadam, Narayan And Haokip Feature

I-League U-23 rule have produced a new stars for the Indian football. Here are the top eleven brightest talent to look forward for the future.[...]

Indian Super League: Entry of India on Global Football Stage?

Reliance Industries, IMG Worldwide and Star India, announced the launch of the ‘Indian Super League,' an IPL style football championship that promises to fost[...]